Silver - Day Two - 26 Jan 2011
1157
A George I Britannia standard silver-gilt cup and cover,
by David Willaume, London 1715,
inverted bell form, with a central and lower girdle, leaf capped scroll handles, domed pull-off cover with a knop finial, later engraved armorial and crest, and later gilded, height 31.5cm, approx. weight 80oz.
Provenance: purchased from Christie's King Street, Fine Silver, 24 October 1990, lot 217.
The arms are those of Van der Esch of Holland